Calvert Hills Historic District

Calvert Hills Historic District is a national historic district in College Park, Prince George's County, Maryland. It is roughly bounded on the north by Calvert Road, on the east by the Green Line metrorail corridor (the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad right-of-way), on the south by the northern boundary of Riverdale Park, and on the west by Baltimore Avenue (US Route 1). It does not include Calvert Park on the southeast corner. Primarily a middle-class single-family residential neighborhood, it also includes some apartment houses as well as the College Park Post Office, a contributing property at 4815 Calvert Road.

Calvert Hills Historic District
Typical Street in the Calvert Hills Historic District, December 2008
Calvert Hills Historic District is located in Maryland
Calvert Hills Historic District
Calvert Hills Historic District is located in the United States
Calvert Hills Historic District
LocationRoughly bounded by Calvert Rd., Bowdoin Ave., Erskine Rd., Calvert Park, Albion Rd., and Baltimore Rd., College Park, Maryland
Coordinates38°58′28″N 76°56′5″W
Area108 acres (44 ha)
Built1907
ArchitectRoss, Webster R.,
Architectural styleQueen Anne, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.02001605[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 23, 2002

History

The district was developed in the early part of the 20th century by members of the Calvert family who were descendants or other relatives of Charles Benedict Calvert, the owner of Riversdale Plantation and Rossborough Farm and the founder of what is now the University of Maryland, College Park. Calvert Hills was annexed into the city of College Park in 1943.[1][2][3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. L.V. Treischmann; A.L. McDonald; R.J. Weidlich (October 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Calvert Hills Historic District" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
  3. "Prince George's Parks: History of Riversdale House Museum". Archived from the original on May 10, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2008.
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